<p>The rapid maturation of application infrastructure technologies and a continued dramatic decline in the cost of semiconductor technologies are paving the way for mainstream use of in-memory computing (IMC). Gartner, Inc. said that although the in-memory data grid (IMDG) market, a key IMC segment, is small, it is likely to grow fast and to reach $1 billion by 2016.</p><p>"The relentless declines in DRAM and NAND flash memory prices, the advent of solid-state drive technology and the maturation of specific software platforms have enabled IMC to become more affordable and impactful for IT organisations," said Massimo Pezzini, Vice President and Gartner Fellow.</p><p>Until recently, only the most technologically savvy organisations for example, in vertical markets like financial trading, telecommunications, military and defence, online entertainment and logistics could cope with the high cost and complexity of adopting IMC. But IMC technology is now more affordable and more proven. "Organisations that do not consider adopting in-memory application infrastructure technologies risk being out-innovated by competitors that are early mainstream users of these capabilities," said Pezzini.</p><p>IMC is an emerging paradigm enabling user organisations to develop applications that run advanced queries or perform complex transactions on very large datasets at least one order of magnitude faster and in a more scalable way than when using conventional architectures. It achieves this by storing application data in a computer's main DRAM, rather than on electromagnetic disks, and without compromising the availability, consistency and integrity of that data.</p><p><a href="http://biztech2.in.com/news/business-intelligence/inmemory-computing-is-racing-towards-mainstream-adoption-gartner/156342/0">Keep reading...</a></p><p>Read also:</p><p><a href="http://storage.cbronline.com/news/in-memory-data-grids-revenue-to-reach-1bn-by-2016-report-040413">In-memory computing going mainstream: report</a> (Computer Business Review)</p><p><a href="http://www.computerweekly.com/news/2240180804/CIOs-must-reskill-to-succeed-with-in-memory-computing-says-Gartner">CIOs must reskill to succeed with in-memory computing</a> (ComputerWeekly.com)</p><p><a href="http://www.misco.co.uk/blog/news/00827/imc-on-course-to-enter-the-mainstream">IMC On Course To Enter The Mainstream</a> (Misco (blog))</p><p>Explore: <a href="http://news.google.com/news/more?ncl=dL5kz_PM9NDbb7M9C0uFJjbGS5bTM&ned=us">7 additional articles.</a></p>